Country-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist Joe Ely was born Earle R. Ely on February 9, 1947, in Amarillo, TX. His family had worked for the Rock Island Line railroad dating back to the start of the century. When he was 12, the family moved to Lubbock, TX, where his father ran a used clothing store. Inspired by seeing Jerry Lee Lewis perform when he was a child, Ely aspired to a musical career, and ...more
- The Flatlanders
- Hills and Valleys
- Engineer
- The Flatlanders
- Hills and Valleys
- Group Member
- The Flatlanders
- Hills and Valleys
- Guitar
- The Flatlanders
- Hills and Valleys
- Vocals
- Various Artists
- Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney
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